Joseph dixon crucible company



july 25, 1933. w DANEKE ,920,005

M sheath or body portion composed of Wood,

Patented July 25,1933 j i UNET ED STAT 'PATE-afi? o 'l iE?u l VYVIIZILLALIVI DANEKE, 0F LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIG-NGR- T0 JSEIE klll-'K615i CRUCIBLE.

coivirANY, 0F JERSEY Cirri; New JERSEY, a oonronai'rieii or new JERSEY Y PENciL'eND ivinfrnonorrrnlsnlnesnmn A' .Application filed; July 18, 193i); 'Serial No. 45;.85345. IThe Vinvention relates n. to improvement i in the art of finishing or Acoating pencils comprising a marking material, such as graphite or crayon, enclosed in an elongated cated leadA or other marking material enclosed in a sheath orbody portion k11 of riood or composition, On one end of the pencilV is mounted a ferrule 12 for holding an eraser 13. rEhe pencil illustrated in the drawing is substantially round in cross-see tion and its periphery is knuiled into a series of substantially parallel longitudinallye-iiteiiiling, arc-shaped divisions or ridges y 15. Astisusual' in pencils of this type the surface of the body portion ofthe paper or coinpositioinY usually round n or polygonal in cross-section. The periphery of the body portion is Vcommonly finished or coated with a glossy paint or other color ing inateri al. The object of the present invention is `to produce a Vpencilof this character having a more attractive and distinctive appearance by applying to the coat of coloring or finishing material anouter or secondary coat of nishing material ina novel and attractive manner. Y To this end the invention consists, in theimproved pencil. and in the method ofinishing the same hereinafter fullydescribed and particularly7^ pointed out inthe appended claims.v In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred form of the invention-and indicating a suitable device for practicing the improved method of finishing the pencil, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of-thefimproved'. pencil produced according `tonzthe method of the'invention; Fig. 2 is al front end elevationof the pencil shownin Fig. 1, but onan f enlarged scale; Figs. 3, 4 and are'fragmentary cross-sections through the pencil on a greatly enlarged scale, Fig. 3 showing theperiphery of thebody portion of the pencil before the application of any paint or finishing material thereto, Fig. 4-sliowing the pencil with a primary coat or layer of finishing material, and Fig. jshowing the pencil with two coats of finishingpmaterial appliedthereto; Fig. 6 is an end elevation on an enlarged scale ofthe wiping device, 4o by means of which the novel Veffect lin the Vfinishing' ofthe pencil is attained; Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section taken in the line 7.-'7 of Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is aV cross-section of the wiping device and showing a pencil passing tlierethrough,the figure beingon a scale larger than Figsfyand 7 to bring out more clearly the ,action ofv the device in finishingthe pencil.

The improved pencil as illustrated in 5o Figs. 1 and 8 is in general of usual form and finishing material,usually'a glossy ypaint or` the like of pleasing color, which is indicated Vat 16 in Figs. il, 5 and 8. l

T he improved method of finishing the pencil, constituting one feature of the present invention, consists `in applying to the 2'() coat` or layer of inishing material 16 van ondary coat occupiesthedepressions 18 between theV ridges 15, indicated at 19V in Fig. 8, and also occurs as longitudinally- 'and traversing the ridges 15, as shoWnin Fig. 1. The outer or secondary coat 17 rof color and is preferably of a color or shade which contrastsWitli the color or shade of the primary layer or coat 16 so as to present a pleasing and distinctive .appearance in the finished pencil.

.A When'` the primary' coat or layer 16" of finishing material has been applied to the untinishedb'ody portion 11 of the pencil it is permitted todry thoroughly. rihe outer or secondary coat 17 of finishing material is then applied Y,evenly over the primary coat .16,'as indicated in Fig. 5. Then before the outer or secondary coat 17 has opportunity to dry or become hardened it is forced through a `wiping device Which permits the part of the outer or secondary coat occupy- Ying the depressions'lS to remain therein, as indicated in Fig. 8,- andv also permits the longitudinally-extending spiral stripes 2O toA construction and consists of a 'centrallylof1'4 'pencil isprovided.with` a coat or layer of outer or secondary coat of finishing material in suchl manner that, When the pencil is finally iiiiished, as shown in Fig. 1, the secextending spiral stripes 20 superposed upon ,finishing material,y may .be of any desired remain on the tops of the ridges 15, as indi! f hole 23, as villustrated in Figi 7 To Wipe the undesired portionsfof 'the-un! dried outer or secondary. coatl ofiinishing V .material from the` pencilgoiio endA of the vcatedv in Fig. l, the remainder of `the outer i or secondary coat 17 vb'eingjvviped away.

The -deviceforrremoving the longitudiiially-extending spiral strips of undriedfin.- i ishing material 17 from'the tops ofthe coat- Y ed divisions or iidg'esm 15 V"oiffptlie` :pencil to leave the longitudinallyextending*Ispiral y.

" stripes 20 and to leave-the ypartV 1916i tliecoaft 117 occupying the reeesses 18 comprises a readapted to beV mounted inra correspondingly Y shaped hole inthegiipper eiid oifa support` 26. The linragonal hole 23 throughfthe member 22 is-provided-viith arflaring moiithfV 27 inthe face 24rof tlielfarge'r diaincter so as:

to facilitate' the entry. of fthe pencil V into the pencil is entered into the holel 23 its flar-v ing mouth Vand the Whole pencil is pushed ,i through the hole Vby faniectilinearforge di- VVrectedV against theV other end ci theV pencil,

remove the outerr coat 17 Aof'iinishin'g; mate# ralexcept at the jointsor depressions'f tiveen'the ridges l5 and atthecorneifs 29 ctw;

the; hole 23. Inasmuch as the lriiiirled ri lfare spirally formed. on theirperiphcryY of] the body `portion l1 oi the pencil, the snug engagement of thesides 281012 Withthe Vperiphery of'y the body 4 portion of! the pencil causes the pencilv to rotatfefslightf ly `as the pencil is lpushed through *the hole 2 3, thereby causing-[the iifiishing material occupying the corners29: ofthe hole 23to be left as vthe vspiraliy-eXtending .ridges `2O,`

fpencilsfiiihichconsists in formingl on and superposed nupon 'and traversing the ridges ofthe body portion ll of the pencil. The angularity 'ofthe Spiralstripes 20 depends y partly: upon the relative size of the pencil i and the opening 23 andpartly upon the rapidityiivvith which th'e'pencilis forced through the member 22.y The number ci spiral 4stripes 20to be formed' on the periphery of; `the pencildepends upon vthe number of sides `:inthe polygonal hole or opening` ,f Vllaving thus described the invention, what l claim as new isz-V-A 4'"1. A pencil of the characterdescribed7 comprising;v an i elongated f body y portion provided on its periphery with llon gitudinallyextending spiral*` rounded ridges, abutting one'.'aneth`er,"`a` primary coat of finishing inaterial entirely covering theA periphery of the Apencilf'and y a :secondary coat of finishing material partiallyjcovermg the primary coatJ Vsaid secondary coat partially filling the depressions-between'` the ridges and also extending lonv ersin'g the ridges.`

2. lpencil'- ci thecharacter described,

.compi'lenig an elongated body. portion provided oiiritsperiphery with loiigit'u dinally-` ritiidinal spiral stripes trav'- extending,spiralxridges abutting,` each other, e

a primary coatof colored nis`liin15`g,` material r .enti-rel yjcoveriiigfthe periphery of the pencil, e secondary "coat of colored finishing,- material )Laitiallyg-covering: theV primary )coat, saidjseco'ndaryr'coat 'being' of a color Nhen the vpencil has entered 'the/ hole hilly, as illustrated iii-Fig. i8, the sides oi the pencil push equally outwardly radiallyin all Y directions against tlie'sides '2S ci" the-hole `23,` and distortthein, asshoivnin Figi Si thereby causingthe sides'.tofconiorintoland,hug tightly the peripher-yot. the bodyportion 1l ofltliefpencil except att-he fcorners-29pthe 'hole '28. [Thus the sides `2cl`ef the"hole-253` alA f spiral stripes traversing the s. The @tahoe or i trashing yiinancai VWhblly,coveringthe periphery olA the pencil 'longitudinallyentending,` spiral, rounded ridgesfabiittiiigfeach other, iapplyingtothe periphery of thej'pencilja{primary coat ofv iiiiishingmaterial andp ermitting` it to dry,

)applying to thefpriinaryl coat a secondary coat,oiiiiis`liing. materiahand then before vthe 'secondary coat driesremovingrfroin the tops ofthe ridges longitudinallyextending,

'spiralstiips, so thatgthe `remainder of the secondaryitcoat occupies the depressionsy betiveenthe ridgesand appears on theridges as"longitudinally-extendin0 spiral stripes.V

Y IWILLIM DANEKE. 

